Todd R. Schachtman

My primary specialization is information processing in animals. Much of my work has been aimed at differentiating the processes of acquisition, retention, and retrieval of information as causes of test performance deficits. Relatedly, my research interests concern understanding the mechanisms by which processing and behavioral control by a target event are influenced by treatments involving nontarget cues. I am also currently engaged in research examining learning and memory deficits in Alzheimer's disease. Moreover, I am working on collaborative projects involving research with human subjects on the competition between cues using an Eriksen flanker task, competition between cues during judgments of causal attribution, and the influences of intrinsic motivation.